5.9 Liter CR Dodge Cummins 03-07 Discussion of 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with Common Rail Injection

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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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News flash, ok so I ran a set route in my Honda and it came to 2.4 miles, then I did it in my cummins it was 2.1, so the speedo is off. So 1/3 of a mile off

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Old Dec 14, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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i suck *** at math so that difference meant nothing to me other than its off. so now ya know. your spedo is off but hey i'd probly keep it that way and use a gps for speed so when your truck has 300k on it your speedo reads 200k
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:24 AM
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How long are letting it idle, and whats your commute to work like? How does your truck seem to run smooth?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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When was the last time the fuel and air filters were changed? That can help bring up mpg's for sure.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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What's your gear ratio?if the previous owner put 4.10s in it that would decrease milage as well. But change the fuel and air filters as well
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Scott@Alligator
What's your gear ratio?if the previous owner put 4.10s in it that would decrease milage as well. But change the fuel and air filters as well
Ya I will change those, the truck runs fine and im pretty sure its got 3.73 gears. As for idle I dont run it that long
 
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Old Dec 15, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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The best results for better MPG that I did turned out to be the Edge with attitude and to change out the stock turbo to a Industrial injection silver series 62. the rest of my upgrades didn't improve the GPM but sure increased the HP without sacrificing the Milage.
 
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